CA1098005A - Tent - Google Patents

Tent

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CA1098005A
CA1098005A CA318,384A CA318384A CA1098005A CA 1098005 A CA1098005 A CA 1098005A CA 318384 A CA318384 A CA 318384A CA 1098005 A CA1098005 A CA 1098005A
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tent
cord
mounting portions
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Tomoyoshi Sato
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NIHON-YOHIN Co Ltd
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NIHON-YOHIN Co Ltd
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04HBUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H15/00Tents or canopies, in general
    • E04H15/32Parts, components, construction details, accessories, interior equipment, specially adapted for tents, e.g. guy-line equipment, skirts, thresholds
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04HBUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
    • E04H15/00Tents or canopies, in general
    • E04H15/32Parts, components, construction details, accessories, interior equipment, specially adapted for tents, e.g. guy-line equipment, skirts, thresholds
    • E04H15/34Supporting means, e.g. frames
    • E04H15/42Supporting means, e.g. frames external type, e.g. frame outside cover

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Abstract

ABSTRACT
In a tent of the type wherein a tent body is suspended from tent poles to pitch the tent a cord, tape or the like is placed along a ridgeline formed on the upper surface of the tent body and portions for mounting the cord, tape or the like and the tent are disposed at intervals along the ridgeline thereby to form loops. Engaging portions such as hooks are formed on the tent between the adjacent mounting portions. Mounting portions and engaging portions are thus alternately formed on ridgelines on the upper surface of the tent and the cord is inserted through the mounting portions lying along the ridgeline. Loops formed in the cord between adjacent mounting portions are passed over the tent pole and engaged with the engaging portions to suspend the tent.

Description

This invention relates to improvements in a tent of the type in which a tent body is erected on exterior tent poles in a suspended stateO
Heretofore, in tents of the type in which the tent body is sus-pended from tent poles, the tent poles have been inserted ~hrough mounting portions disposed on the surface of the tent, or hooks installed on the tent have been directly engaged with the tent poles. With the former expedient, the procedure of inserting the tent poles through the mounting portions is complicated. In this respect~ if the number of mounting portions for insertion is decreased, the ridgeline of the tent is not fully extended along the tent pole~ so that the habitability of the tent is reduced and the pitching of the tent becomes weak. With the latter expedient, where the hooks are attached to a tent pole which is flexed into the form of a semicircle, the hooks are prone to slide, and it is difficl~t to bring them reliably into engagement at the desired positionsO Besides, the function of adding to the toughness of the tent pole cannot be attained, and, the step of engaging the individual hooks with the tent pole is complicated. With l~own tents where the distance between the tent pole and the ridgeline of the tent needs to be varied in different locations depending on the configuration of the ground where the tent is pitched, adjustment of the distance is impossible. Since the hooks installed on the tent are directly engaged with the tent pole, the mounting operation is comparatively simpleO However, when the number of the hooks is decreased, the ridgeline of the tent is not fully extended along the tent pole. When the number of the hooks is increased, the simplicity of the mounting operation is spoilt~ Inevitably, the operation of setting up the tent and the tent pole in conformity with the configuration of the ground becomes impossible. In addition, loads are concentrated on the hook parts of the `~

tent body so that it is prone to damage.
This invention provides an external frame tent having a frame structure of tent poles which suspend the tent body, wherein a cord, tape or the like has mounting portions spaced at intervals along a ridgeline of the tent body~ loops being formed of lengths the cord lying between said mounting portions, engaging portions being disposed on said tent body bet~Yeen said mounting portions, said loops being arranged to be engaged with said engaging portions around corresponding ones of said tent poles.
~ Ying to the frictional resistance between the tape or the like and the tent pole and the relation between the loop and the engaging member, the engagement with the tent pole is stabili~ed, and loads on the tent pole are made more uniform. Moreover, the engagement is effected such that the ridgeline of the tent is flexed along the tent pole. Therefore, the interior space of the tent is excellent~ Also pitching can be done swiftly and easily because attachment of the tent body to the tent poles can be done in about half theltime of the prior-art system in which the hooks are directly engaged with the tent pole. Attachment of the tent to the tent poles in a suspended state is simple. The ridgeline of the tent is ~lexed along the path of the tent pole~ and the pitching strength of the tent and the fixing strength of the tent pole are remarkably enhancedO
By regu]ating -the degree of tension o~ the tent, the resisUnce against wind and rain is adjusted. By locally loosening or tightening the tent body in conformity with the configuration of the ground where the tent is to be pitched, the tent is put into a flat form conforming with the configura-tion of the ground, satisfactory erection is possible in almost any configuration of ground.
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embodiments of -this invention, wherein^
Figure 1 is a fragmentary side view of a part of a tent showing a first embodimen* of this invention, Figure 2 is a similar view showing a second embodiment, Figure 3 shows a third embodiment, Figure 4 is a front view of the tent, ~ igure 5 is a perspective view of the tent, Fi.gure 6 is a perspective view showing the pitched state of a tent, E~gure 7 is a perspective view showing the relation between a tent pole and a loop lying between mounting portions~ the relation being in an un-pitched state, Figure 8 is a view corresponding to Figure 7 showing the arrangement in the pitched state, Figure 9 is a perspective view of a lower part of a tent in a state in which the tent bo~y is attached to a tent pole, Figure 10 is a perspective view of a top part of the tent in the state in which the tent body is attached to the tent pole~
Figure 11 is a view similar to Figure 1 of a tent showing further embodiment, Figure 12 shows yet another embodiment and Figure 13 corresponds to Figure 3 and shows an aspect of a further embodiment.
In Figure 1 a single cord or tape 23 is stretched along the ridgeline 22 of a tent body 21~ and several parts thereof are fixed to the tent body 21 at intervals to form mounting portions 24. Hooks 2$ are disposed on, or in the vi.cinity of, the ridgeline 22 between the adjacent mounting portions 24~ Ioops 23~ are formed of the cord or tape 23 between - 3 _ ' the adjacent mounting porti.ons 24. In the Figure 2 embodiment, both ends of each of a plurality of short cords or tapes 23 are fixed at intervals along the ridgeline 22 of the tent body 217 there~y to form several loops 23~ Hooks 25 are formed on, or in the vicinity of, the ridgeline between the adJacent loops. '!
In the Figure 3 embodiment single .cord or tape 23 is stretched along the ridgeline 22 of the tent body 21 vr in proximity thereto, and several parts of the cord or tape 23 are fixed to the tent 21 at intervals so as to form mounting portions 24. Hooks 2~ and an eye or ring 26 through 1~ which the cord or tape 23 is inserted are disposed between the adjacent mounting portions 24. A loop 23l is formed between the moun~ing portion 24 and the eye or ring 2~ ~le loop 23~ is passed over a tent pole 27 and engages the hook 25, thereby to firmly fix the tent 21 to the te.nt pole 270 Since the loop 23~ f~rmed of the cord or tape 23 is engaged with the enga~ing member 25 around the tent pole 27, the frictional resistance between the cord or tape 23 and the tent polle 27 becomes greatO Conjointly with the fact that the hook 25 and the mount:ing portion 24 are respecti.vely fixed to the tent body 21, the great resistance reduces the likelihood of sliding or shi~ting of the engaged part and ensures stable engagement.
2b At the same time7 the load on the tent pole 27 is widely spread, whereby the strength of the tent pole 27 is in effect enhanced. Besides, since the loop is held in engagement in such a way the ridgeline 22 of the tent 21 closely ~.ollows tha line of the tent pole 27, the interior space of the tent is maximisedO Furthermore~ the erection procedure is very simple, and the tent can be pitched quickly.
In Figures 6 to 10, diagonal lines of a tent body 31 have sus-pend.ing and fastening lines 347 mounting portions 32 and engaging portions .
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33 alternating in the longitudinal direction. By passing a cord 34 through the mounting portions on the diagonal line, loops 34' (Figure 6~ are formed between the adjacent mounting portions 32. Two flexible tent poles 35 and 36 (sectional tent poles, or non-flexible tent poles may also be used) curve upwardly and intersect at the top of the tent. Ends of the tent poles are inserted through pole inserting holes 40 of the tent body 31, and are anchored in the ground. The parts of the cord loops 34' between the mounting portions 32 of the tent 31 are inserted in the engaging portions 33 around the tent pole 35 or 360 Subsequently, one end of the cord 34 is 10fixed to the tent or the tent pole or to the groundO ~hereafter, the other end is pulled to set up the tent in a tightened state, and is fixed to the tent or the tent pole or to the ground. Of course, both the ends or one end of the cord 3~ may be fixed to the tent 31 in advance. In the drawing, numeral 37 designates the entrance of the tent, numeral 38 a hook, and numeral 39 a window.
The portions of the cord loops 34' between adjacent mounting portions 32 are engaged with the hoolc portions 33 in a manner to wrap over the tent poles 35 and 36, and one end of each cord 3~ is tightened, whereby the tent is pitched in the tightened state, so that erection of the tent ~0can be executed very simply. By regulating the degree of tension of the tent against the tent poles~ the resistance of the tent to strong winds can be adjustedO By locally loosening or tightening the loops 3~', the tent is put into a flat ~orm conforming with the configuration of the gro~md , so that a tent set-up durable against wind and rain can be done irrespective of the configuration of the ground. With the described tent the time required for engagement to the tent poles can be rcduced by half as compared with prior-art methods in which the hooks are directly engaged : , . , ' ' ' . '~

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with the tent poles~ Nevertheless, an equal or grea~er ef~ect of engagement is attained. Since the ridgeline o~ the tent is formed along the ~lexure o~ the pole, the interior space is excellent, and the strength o~ the tent is high. In some cases, special fittings ~or suspending the top of the tent are unnecessaryO

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Claims (8)

THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. An external frame tent having a frame structure of tent poles which suspend the tent body, wherein a cord, tape or the like has mounting portions spaced at intervals along a ridgeline of the tent body, loops being formed of lengths the cord lying between said mounting portions, engaging portions being disposed on said tent body between said mounting portions, said loops being arranged to be engaged with said engaging portions around corresponding ones of said tent poles.
2. A tent as defined in Claim 1, wherein said cord, tape or the like is a single cord or tape, spaced parts of the cord or tape being fixed to said tent body at intervals, to form said mounting portions, hooks being disposed on, or in the vicinity of, the ridgeline between adjacent mounting portions and forming said engaging portions, said loops being formed of the cord or tape between the adjacent mounting portions.
3. A tent as defined in Claim 1, wherein said cord, tape or the like comprises a plurality of short cords or tapes forming said loops, said engaging portions comprising hooks formed on, or in the vicinity of, the ridgeline between the loops.
4. A tent as defined in Claim 1, wherein a single cord or tape is located along a ridgeline of a tent proper, spaced parts of the cord or tape being fixed at intervals to the tent body to form said mounting portions, said engaging portions comprising hooks, eyes, rings or the like for insert-ing the cord or tape.
5. A tent as defined in Claim 1, wherein engaging members such as hooks are mounted on said loops and said engaging members are adapted to be engaged with said engaging portions.
6. A tent as defined in Claim 1, wherein said mounting portions and engaging portions such as eyes and rings are alternately formed along a ridgeline of an upper surface of the tent body, and a cord is inserted through the aligned mounting portions.
7. A tent as defined in Claim 1, comprising suspending and fastening lines in which said mounting portions and engaging portions such as eyes and rings are alternately formed, said lines being disposed on diagonal lines of a tent body in a manner to intersect each other, a cord being inserted through the mounting portions of each diagonal line thereby to form loops between the adjacent mounting portions, that two tent poles being adapted to intersect each other at their upper ends. lower ends of both the tent poles being arranged to be inserted through pole inserting holes in the tent body and anchored in the ground, one end of said cord being adapted to be fixed to said tent body, said tent pole or the ground, such that the other end of said cord can be pulled to set up the tent in a tightened state and then mixed to said tent body, said tent pole or the ground.
8. A method of fabricating an outer pole type tent, comprising mount-ing a cord, tape or the like along a ridge line of an outer pole type tent proper, or the like, at intervals, forming loops of the cord situated between the mounting portions, and disposing engaging portions such as hooks between said mounting portions.
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